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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+0.55%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.92%
AUM
$7.64B
AUM Growth
-$135M
Cap. Flow
-$63.8M
Cap. Flow %
-0.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
33.47%
Holding
389
New
10
Increased
90
Reduced
193
Closed
19

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$19.9M
2
CSL icon
Carlisle Companies
CSL
+$8.89M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$6.92M
4
IJR icon
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
+$5.07M
5
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$4.59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$49.3M
2
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$13M
3
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$7.69M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$3.59M
5
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$3.44M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 26.09%
2 Healthcare 16.39%
3 Financials 12.87%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.86%
5 Industrials 8.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BAC icon
51
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$42.2M 0.55%
1,011,483
-9,092
-0.9% -$405K
CSCO icon
52
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$40.3M 0.53%
653,597
+14,845
+2% +$914K
CSL icon
53
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15B
$40.2M 0.53%
118,051
+24,803
+27% +$8.89M
EMLP icon
54
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.09B
$39.9M 0.52%
1,064,865
-11,466
-1% -$424K
LECO icon
55
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$39.9M 0.52%
210,889
+7,105
+3% +$1.4M
CTAS icon
56
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$39.6M 0.52%
192,496
-533
-0.3% -$106K
BKNG icon
57
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$39.1M 0.51%
212,000
-1,625
-0.8% -$311K
AOS icon
58
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.24B
$38.8M 0.51%
592,981
+24,368
+4% +$1.65M
ACN icon
59
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$38.3M 0.5%
122,763
+1,334
+1% +$471K
AFL icon
60
Aflac
AFL
$64.8B
$38M 0.5%
341,424
-14,152
-4% -$1.5M
XOM icon
61
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$36.7M 0.48%
308,300
-5,169
-2% -$572K
NOW icon
62
ServiceNow
NOW
$114B
$34.1M 0.45%
214,345
+103,075
+93% +$19.9M
VZ icon
63
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$32.9M 0.43%
725,890
-7,180
-1% -$299K
MRK icon
64
Merck
MRK
$321B
$30.3M 0.4%
337,558
-22,924
-6% -$2.14M
FTSL icon
65
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$30.1M 0.39%
660,334
+27,063
+4% +$1.25M
LHX icon
66
L3Harris
LHX
$50.7B
$29.6M 0.39%
141,606
+3,468
+3% +$727K
AVGO icon
67
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
$29.2M 0.38%
174,158
+32,685
+23% +$6.92M
CMCSA icon
68
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
$29.1M 0.38%
788,166
-360,962
-31% -$13M
DOV icon
69
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$28.3M 0.37%
161,013
-325
-0.2% -$62.5K
OTIS icon
70
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.3B
$27.2M 0.36%
263,943
-13,607
-5% -$1.33M
TSCO icon
71
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$26.8M 0.35%
486,771
+1,849
+0.4% +$101K
AXP icon
72
American Express
AXP
$228B
$24.1M 0.32%
89,654
-218
-0.2% -$64.4K
SPY icon
73
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$23.7M 0.31%
42,427
-4,027
-9% -$2.37M
MCO icon
74
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$22.8M 0.3%
48,865
+606
+1% +$292K
OMC icon
75
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$22.6M 0.3%
272,500
-11,870
-4% -$991K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2025, Welch & Forbes held 389 positions worth $7.64B, down 1.7% from $7.78B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 33% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2025 filing shows 10 new, 90 increased, 193 reduced and 19 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Williams Companies: 7,209 shares worth $431K. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $49.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2025 buy was Williams Companies: 7,209 shares worth $431K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to ServiceNow in Q1 2025, an estimated $19.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $49.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Amphenol in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $760K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 33% of its $7.64B portfolio in Q1 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 10 new positions and closed 19 in Q1 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1.7% quarter-over-quarter to $7.64B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 2 May 2025.